Villanova-Oklahoma Matchup By The Numbers

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Saturday night's Final Four NCAA Tournament game between Villanova and Oklahoma. If the Wildcats win, they'll establish a program record for most victories in a season with 34. Their 33 wins in 2015-16 matches last year's program best 33-victory season.

NCAA Final Four

 

(South Regional Winner) No. 2 Villanova (33-5) vs. (West Regional Winner) No. 2 Oklahoma (29-7)
When: Saturday, 6:09 p.m. ET
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
TV: CBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson)

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Coaches:

Villanova: Jay Wright (15th season at Villanova 352-157, overall 474-242)
Oklahoma: Lon Kruger (5th season at Oklahoma 111-56, overall 590-360)
Series: Tied at 2-2; Last meeting: Oklahoma 78, Villanova 55 (Dec. 7, 2015).

Tidbits from that game: Villanova shot 4-32 from three-point range (.125%). Villanova never led in that game, though had tied the game at 26-26 on a Josh Hart free throw with 2:55 left in the first half.

Last 10 games: Villanova 9-1 (80.9 ppg ave. for; 66.8 ppg ave. against); Oklahoma 8-2 (75.2 ppg ave. for; 68.8 ppg ave. against)
Points per game: Villanova, 77.5 ppg. (season) 82.2 (tournament); Oklahoma, 80.5 ppg. (season) 81.0 (tournament)
Opponents points per game: Villanova, 63.6 ppg. (season) 63.0 (tournament); Oklahoma, 70.4 ppg. (season) 70.0 (tournament)

Probable starters
VILLANOVA
F Kris Jenkins 6-6, Jr., 13.5 ppg
F Daniel Ochefu 6-11, Sr., 10.1 ppg
G Josh Hart 6-5, Jr., 15.3 ppg
G Ryan Arcidiacono 6-3, Sr., 12.3 ppg
G Jalen Brunson 6-2, Fr., 9.8 ppg
Top Subs
G Phil Booth 6-3, So., 6.6 ppg
G/F Mikal Bridges 6-7, Fr. 6.3 ppg
F Darryl Reynolds 6-8, Jr., 3.8 ppg

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Probable starters
OKLAHOMA
F Ryan Spangler 6-8, Sr., 10.3 ppg
F Khadeem Lattin 6-9, So., 5.7 ppg
G Jordan Woodard 6-0, Jr., 13.0 ppg
G Isaiah Cousins 6-4, Sr., 12.8 ppg
G Buddy Hield 6-4, Sr., 25.4 ppg
Top Subs
F Buford, Dante 6-7, Fr., 3.6 ppg
G Dinjiyl Walker 6-1, Sr., 3.4 ppg
G Christian James 6-4, Fr., 2.9 ppg

TEAM STATS
Villanova Tournament stats
TEAM STATISTICS VU / OPP
SCORING 329 / 252
Points per game 82.2 / 63.0
Scoring margin +19.3 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT 118-214 / 96-214
Field goal pct .551 / .449
3 POINT FG-ATT 37-80 / 28-80
3-point FG pct .463 / .350
3-pt FG made per game 9.3 / 7.0
FREE THROWS-ATT 56-66 / 32-50
Free throw pct .848 / .640
F-Throws made per game 14.0 / 8.0
REBOUNDS 119 / 110
Rebounds per game 29.8 / 27.5
Rebounding margin +2.3 -
ASSISTS 68 / 48
Assists per game 17.0 / 12.0
TURNOVERS 41 / 55
Turnovers per game 10.3 / 13.8
Turnover margin +3.5 -
Assist/turnover ratio 1.7 / 0.9

 

Oklahoma Tournament stats
TEAM STATISTICS OU / OPP
SCORING 324 / 280
Points per game 81.0 / 70.0
Scoring margin +11.0 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT 115-237 / 99-242
Field goal pct .485 / .409
3 POINT FG-ATT 42-95 / 26-98
3-point FG pct .442 / .265
3-pt FG made per game 10.5 / 6.5
FREE THROWS-ATT 52-76 / 56-84
Free throw pct .684 / .667
F-Throws made per game 13.0 / 14.0
REBOUNDS 147 146
Rebounds per game 36.8 / 36.5
Rebounding margin +0.3 -
ASSISTS 64 55
Assists per game 16.0 / 13.8
TURNOVERS 52 51
Turnovers per game 13.0 / 12.8
Turnover margin -0.2 -
Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 / 1.1

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